The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1887-10-29
THE WINTER DAIRY.

How 1t Can BE Made Prosperous and
Profitable Institution.
The farmers of England seem to have
suffered from the effects of severe
drouth last summer quite as much as
have those of our Western States. The
result would naturally cause a rise In
prices of dairy products, and thus tend
to lessen the losses of those who stick
to the business, and should be lesson
to dairymen in general as to the neces-
sity of preparing themselves for carry
ing on the work as well in winter as in
summer.
While, of course, the winter dairy
man feels the loss in his crops by not
having the usual amount of roughness
for his cows, yet his main dependence
should be on grains and ground food
that can stand transportation at mod
crate cost, and thus allow him to draw
his supplies from distant parts of the
country where the drought did not pre-
vail. In these days of cheap transport
tation the wise dairyman looks upon
his occupation as business that can
support itself outside of the farm to =
great extent when necessary, but this
can only be done when he is prepared
for work the whole year round, and
ready to meet the market just when it
is prepared to pay him the largest
prices.
All that has been said in favor OF
winter dairying is not half the good
that will come Of it when the conditi
requisite to its perfect success are fully
understood. Such at least, is the be-
lief of the advanced thinkers In the
dairy world. But in order to bring
about those conditions the dairymen
who practice it must adopt broad busl.
ness principles and learn TO take ad-
vantage of the markets, not only in
the disposition of their goods, but in
collecting their supplies, and then
learn to utilize them to their best posi-,
BILE advantage. just as the broad
minded merchant keeps himself posted
on the state of markets and supplies
in all parts of the civilized world, and
thus learns to buy in one port and sci
in another. This is merely what winter
dairying will ultimately come to in al
probability, though at present there Il
plenty of profit in sight to induce tn,
wide-awake and progressive dairymal
to adopt it as far as surrounding cir
eumstances will admit of. The poin
is to make a beginning at it, and thel
to increase the working force just il
the ratio that it promises to be profit
able.
This, of course. presupposes that tn
start has been made in the prope
direction. First, the supplies must b
obtained in the shape of ensilag
roughness, and an abundance of grount
feed Then the cows must be wheele,
into line and made to drop their calve
in the fall The outbuildings can b
readily made warm and comfortable
not only to the cows but to the mel
that feed and milk them. The dair,
implements must of course b
adapted to the work where frost cal
not break through and steal all tn
profits. The market will take caro- o
itself, for there is always good de
mand for fine goods in cold weather
Who can and who can not bring abou
all these changes must be settled b
each man according to his own light
but this at least should be the directio
in which all should work that prOpos
to get the most out of the business the
follow and to help toward this en-
. these few hints are thrown out, hopin
that some at least may profit by then
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